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Figure 13.4: Standard concrete pre-cast units for walls and floors.
up, leaving only the bases of the pil-
lars standing in the ground. The rest
is quality-controlled on site and then
transported direct to a new building
site.
Sulphur concrete can be melted
back to its original state, and aggre-
gate can be removed through sieving
and possibly be re-used.
Stone structures
The earliest remains of stone build-
ings in Northern Europe are of long
Figure 13.5: Norwegian foundation system of concrete units.
Source: Gaia Lista, 1996
